Benjamin Louis Yudkoff MD MA

Chief Medical Officer and Co-Founder - Lumin Health (luminhealth.com)

10 Langley RdSte 303Newton, MA 02459
Phone+1 617-863-8810
Fax+1 617-863-8844

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Summary

Dr. Benjamin Yudkoff is co-founder and CMO of Lumin Health - a ketamine and esketamine medical practice with locations in the Boston metro area and the DC area. By way of background: Dr. Yudkoff was the director of the Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital Partial Hospital Program and Psychiatric Intervention program. He spearheaded the development of the long acting injectable antipsychotic clinic, the outpatient ECT program, and the ketamine and esketamine program. Specializing in treatment refractory psychiatric illness and program development, he co-founded Lumin Health in 2022 to address treatment refractory depression. Lumin Health is an academically-oriented commercial enterprise. Residents, fellows, and nurse practitioner students train in Lumin Health sites.

Dr. Yudkoff has received several teaching and professional awards, including honors from Harvard Medical School and the Gold Humanism Society. He continues to supervise Harvard Medical School - Brigham and Women's Hospital residents in psychodynamic psychotherapy.

Education & Training

Cambridge Health AllianceResidency, Psychiatry, 2010 - 2014
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolClass of 2010
Brandeis UniversityM.A., Bible and Ancient Near Eastern Studies, 2004 - 2005
Brandeis UniversityB.A., Biology, Bible and Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Magna Cum Laude, 2000 - 2004

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Certifications & Licensure

DC State Medical License 2026 - 2028
MA State Medical License 2013 - 2028
VA State Medical License 2026 - 2028
MD State Medical License 2026 - 2027
NJ State Medical License 2026 - 2027
NY State Medical License 2026 - 2027
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Resident Teaching Award Harvard Medical School, 2011
Medical Student Teaching Award Harvard Medical School, 2011
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Psychiatric Achievement Award Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 2010

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

What matters in next-generation implanted neurotechnology design? Perspectives from individuals with treatment-refractory depression.
Juhi Farooqui, Jonah Toennies, Landan M Mintch, Jonathan Nelson, Benjamin Yudkoff
Journal of Neural Engineering. 2026-09-08
4 citations
Empowering understanding: navigating consent to ketamine treatment in adolescent mental health.
Aakash Sathappan, Benjamin Yudkoff
Frontiers in Psychiatry. 2024-01-01
14 citations
The therapeutic use and efficacy of ketamine in alcohol use disorder and alcohol withdrawal syndrome: a scoping review.
Charlotte E Goldfine, Jeremiah J Tom, Dana D Im, Benjamin Yudkoff, Amit Anand
Frontiers in Psychiatry. 2023-01-01

Abstracts/Posters

A New Syllabus for Teaching Schizophrenia to Residents
Yudkoff B, Harvard Day, 1/1/2014

Lectures

A Psychopharmacological Review for the Non-Prescriber: How Medications Impact Therapy
Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital - 1/1/2017
Electroconvulsive Therapy
Harvard Medical School - 1/1/2017
Treatment of Depression: Innovations from the Field
Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital - 1/1/2017

Other

O brasileiro esta dormindo maL
Cohen P, Yudkoff B, Brazilian Magazine
1/10/2010
Psychological Profile of Malaysia's Datuk Seri Anwarlbrahim
Post J, Yudkoff B, Privately published article
1/1/2009
Psychological Profile of Sudan's President Omar Hassan al Bashir. Financed by the International Criminal Court in its case against President Omar Hassan al Bashir
Post J, Yudkoff B
1/1/2009

Authored Content

What I Tell Clinicians Who Ask if Their Patient Is "Depressed Enough" For EsketamineJune 2026

Press Mentions

Americans Are Using Ketamine to Treat Depression with Lack of Government RegulationNovember 22nd, 2022
Americans Take Ketamine at Home for Depression with Little OversightOctober 30th, 2022

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